USA

I won’t argue if the pick of Travelers’ Choice Best Zoo in the World is the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. Ranking 275 zoos and aquariums, the zoo in Omaha topped the list. “Award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of…

Mesilla is a small town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The old historic town is just less than 10-minute drive from where I live in Las Cruces. I frequent the town for coffee at the famous local coffee house “The Bean.” The first time I visited the town on…

As the tagline says “Where Rocks Come Alive.” The Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State University is the home of the Zuhl Collection that contains over 1,800 beautiful specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals. The museum is a hidden jewel inside the NMSU campus. A small museum with walls…

Visitors rated the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces higher than any other museums in the area. Now, I know why. Aside from the gallery exhibits and artifacts to enjoy, the museum has so much things to offer both for the young and old. From ranching…

Yes, the Renaissance Arts Faire in Las Cruces, New Mexico is where everything looks so yesterday! As someone new in Las Cruces, I had to check it out — the annual Renaissance Arts Faire happened to fall on a weekend and I had the luxury of time to drive to…

When we think of a zoo, we think of animals roaming in open spaces, outside their small covered cages. That is why when winter comes, some of us think that all zoos are closed because there is no way animals will be released outside in freezing temperatures. But we think…

Literally, you can get lost inside the The Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri. It is a huge museum with so many turns and ‘hidden’ rooms. In short, it has a very confusing layout. A map does not help at all. There isn’t any signage pointing out to which rooms,…

You go to the Buffalo, New York for one reason – to see the U.S. side of the Niagara Falls. Whichever side you are, Canadian or American, you will never get tired of the falls. There was so much to do and enjoy. Also: See my other travel adventures here….